2007-08 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Central State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 10 • January 21, 2008)

Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Quinnipiac 6-1 .857 10-8 .556 W4 5-4 5-4 0-0 Monday, January 14 CCSU 75, LONG ISLAND 59 2. Wagner 5-1 .833 12-5 .706 L1 6-2 6-3 0-0 3. Sacred Heart 6-2 .750 9-10 .474 W3 4-3 5-7 0-0 Wednesday, January 16 4. Robert Morris 4-2 .667 13-6 .684 W1 4-3 8-2 1-1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 56, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 44 5. Central Connecticut State 5-3 .625 9-10 .474 W5 6-4 3-6 0-0 Thursday, January 17 6. Mount St. Mary's 4-3 .571 8-10 .444 L1 4-5 4-5 0-0 CCSU 73, MONMOUTH 65 7. Long Island 2-4 .333 10-7 .588 L1 7-1 2-6 1-0 LONG ISLAND 85, WAGNER 65 8. Monmouth 2-5 .286 5-14 .263 W1 1-7 2-6 2-1 QUINNIPIAC 75, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 72 SACRED HEART 87, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 82 9. St. Francis (NY) 2-6 .250 5-14 .263 L2 3-6 2-8 0-0 10. Fairleigh Dickinson 1-5 .167 5-11 .312 L4 3-2 2-7 0-2 Saturday, January 19 11. Saint Francis (PA) 1-6 .143 3-15 .167 L9 1-8 2-7 0-0 CCSU 85, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 63 QUINNIPIAC 84, LONG ISLAND 80 Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament SACRED HEART 67, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 59 ROBERT MORRIS 65, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 55 Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week MONMOUTH 62, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 60 (OT) DeMario Anderson, Quinnipiac Sr., G, 6-4, 205 lbs., Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill (CCSU, Globe Institute) Anderson earned his second straight Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award after he led Quinnipiac to a pair of victories that catapulted the Bobcats into first place in the league standings with a 6-1 record. Anderson averaged 22.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.5 spg and shot a perfect 15-15 from the free throw line. He recorded a game-high 24 points, and added six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a pair of steals on Thursday as Quinnipiac went on the road to defeat St. Francis (NY), 75-72. Anderson finished 10- 10 from the charity stripe, including two free throws with ten seconds remaining that provided the final three-point margin of victory. Two days later, the Oxon Hill, MD product netted a team-high 21 points, nine boards and six assists in an 84-80 victory over visiting Home Team Underlined Long Island. He sank four free throws in the final 27 seconds to ice the win. Anderson has now scored 20+ points in five straight games and stretched his double-digit scoring streak to a league-best 38 games dating back to last season. He ranks second in the Choice Hotels Choice Hotels NEC with 20.8 ppg, seventh with 6.2 rpg and has lifted his career scoring total to 1,422 points, tops among active conference competitors. NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week Nov. 12 Durell Vinson, WC Nov. 12 Evann Baker, QU Shemik Thompson, Central Connecticut State Nov. 19 Tony Lee, RMU Nov. 19 John Galvin, FDU Fr., G, 6-0, 185 lbs., Milton, DE/Cape Henlopen Nov. 26 Mark Porter, WC Nov. 26 Kyle Johnson, LIU Thompson became the third CCSU player to take home Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week accolades this season for his role in Dec. 3 , RMU Dec. 3 Ed Zajac, QU extending the Blue Devils’ win streak to five following a 3-0 week. Thompson put up solid all-around numbers, averaging 11.7 ppg, 5.3 Dec. 10 Jeremy Goode, MSM Dec. 10 Evann Baker, QU rpg, 5.7 apg and 1.7 spg, while shooting 57.1 percent from the field. He also played 115 of a possible 120 minutes, including all 40 minutes Dec. 17 Sean Baptiste, FDU Dec. 17 David Simmons, CCSU in an 11-point, four-rebound, four-assist, three-steal effort in CCSU’s 75-59 victory over Long Island on Monday. Thompson recorded Dec. 31 Tony Lee, RMU Dec. 31 David Hicks, LIU a near triple-double on Thursday, finishing with 11 points (5-7 FG), nine caroms and eight assists as the Blue Devils posted a 73-65 road Jan. 7 Manny Ubilla, FDU Jan. 7 Justin Rutty, QU win at Monmouth. He closed out the week with 13 points, three rebounds and four assists to help lead CCSU to an 85-63 conquest of Jan. 14 DeMario Anderson, QU Jan. 14 , CCSU FDU on Saturday. Thompson, who hails from Milton, DE, improved his season scoring average to 6.9 ppg and ranks first among NEC Jan. 21 DeMario Anderson, QU Jan. 21 Shemik Thompson, CCSU freshman with 3.2 apg. He joined classmates Ken Horton and David Simmons as fellow Rookie of the Week award recipients. This Week’s Schedule 2008 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Thursday, January 24 Sunday, January 27 Saturday, February 2 CCSU at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm WAGNER at FDU 7:00 pm WAGNER at CCSU 4:00 pm All games at home of higher seed. Teams will be LONG ISLAND at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm QUINNIPIAC at FDU 7:00 pm reseeded after quarterfinals. MOUNT ST. MARY’S at WAGNER 7:00 pm Upcoming Games MONMOUTH at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm ST. FRANCIS (NY) at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm Thursday, January 31 ROBERT MORRIS at MT. ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Thursday, March 6 Sunday, March 9 Wednesday, March 12 LONG ISLAND at WAGNER 7:00 pm SACRED HEART at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Friday, January 25 FDU at MONMOUTH* 7:00 pm ST. FRANCIS (NY) at MT. ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Times TBA TBA, 7:00 pm (ESPN2) SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm Thursday, February 7 4:00 pm (MSG) Saturday, January 26 ROBERT MORRIS at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm CCSU at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm CCSU at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)@ 4:00 pm SACRED HEART at FDU 7:00 pm LONG ISLAND at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm MOUNT ST. MARY’S at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm WAGNER at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm NEC Website QUINNIPIAC at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm FDU at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit ST. FRANCIS (NY) at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm MONMOUTH at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org * Televised on MSG, FCS @ Televised on FSN-Pitt., Cox, WWCP-Fox 8, Standings and statistics are updated daily. ESPN FC and FCS 2007-08 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (9-10, 5-3 NEC) (5-11, 1-5 NEC) (10-7, 2-4 NEC) N 11 at Princeton L 57-59 at NIT Season Tip-Off (at Syracuse) N 12 at Notre Dame L 50-82 N 14 Albany L 60-63 (OT) N 12 vs. Saint Joseph’s L 66-86 N 16 at Army W 64-54 N 17 New Hampshire L 70-78 N 13 vs. Siena L 66-88 N 20 Columbia W 70-60 N 20 at Binghamton W 68-65 (OT) N 16 at Lafayette W 98-92 N 24 Canisius W 70-63 N 25 at Lafayette L 54-71 N 19 at Rider L 70-85 N 28 at St. John’s L 56-68 N 28 at La Salle L 55-59 N 25 at St. John’s L 67-92 D 1 Hartford W 86-62 D 1 Lehigh W 65-55 D 8 at LONG ISLAND L 77-90 D 6 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 55-73 D 6 SACRED HEART L 52-68 D 10 Norfolk State W 80-64 D 8 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 90-77 D 8 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 59-60 D 15 Stony Brook W 74-71 D 10 at New Hampshire W 86-78 D 11 UMBC W 58-54 D 22 St. Peter’s W 85-74 D 13 Harvard W 88-77 D 16 Delaware W 81-48 D 30 at Charlotte L 59-65 D 20 St. Peter’s W 67-62 D 22 at UMass L 55-79 J 2 at L 63-94 at Central Florida Tournament D 30 at Vermont L 63-84 J 5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 65-62 D 30 vs. Texas-Pan American W 95-83 D 31 at Central Florida L 69-78 J 3 at WAGNER L 60-68 J 10 ROBERT MORRIS L 59-64 J 7 SACRED HEART L 68-75 J 5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 80-75 (OT) J 12 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 83-88 J 10 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-64 J 14 at CCSU L 59-75 J 17 at SACRED HEART L 82-87 J 17 WAGNER W 85-65 J 14 LONG ISLAND W 75-59 J 19 at CCSU L 63-85 J 17 at MONMOUTH W 73-65 J 19 at QUINNIPIAC L 80-84 J 25 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 24 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 85-63 J 27 WAGNER 7:00 pm J 24 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 26 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 4:00 pm J 31 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 31 at WAGNER 7:00 pm J 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm F 2 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 2 MONMOUTH 4:00 pm F 2 WAGNER 4:00 pm F 7 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 7 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 7 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 9 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 9 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2:00 pm F 14 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 14 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 14 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 18 MONMOUTH 7:30 pm F 16 CCSU 4:00 pm F 16 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm F 21 CCSU 7:00 pm F 21 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:30 pm F 21 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 23 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm F 23 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 28 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 28 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 28 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm M 2 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm M 1 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm M 1 ROBERT MORRIS 4:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 12 Championship M 12 Championship M 12 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS

Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac (5-14, 2-5 NEC) (8-10, 4-3 NEC) (10-8, 6-1 NEC)

N 9 at Colgate L 60-63 N 10 at George Washington L 62-77 N 11 Hartford W 85-79 (2 OT) N 11 at Seton Hall L 81-89 (OT) N 17 La Salle L 63-66 N 14 at Binghamton L 75-88 at Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) N 24 at James Madison L 73-85 N 20 Maine L 59-64 N 16 vs. Notre Dame L 33-76 N 26 American L 45-66 N 25 at New Hampshire L 70-77 N 17 vs. Wichita State W 59-50 D 1 Loyola (MD) W 70-58 N 28 at Lehigh W 92-88 (2 OT) N 19 vs. Charlotte W 58-56 (OT) D 3 at Navy W 62-58 D 3 Brown L 79-86 (OT) N 28 at St. Peter’s L 62-72 D 6 LONG ISLAND W 73-55 D 6 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 90-79 D 2 SACRED HEART L 53-80 D 8 at CCSU W 60-59 D 9 at Army W 58-54 D 8 Penn L 61-69 D 11 at Hartford L 53-67 D 15 at Maine W 66-59 D 16 at Connecticut L 49-82 D 15 Rider L 55-76 D 18 Winthrop W 64-59 D 19 Dartmouth W 85-63 D 23 Florida Atlantic L 57-62 D 21 Lafayette L 72-76 D 22 at Vermont L 72-80 D 28 at Lehigh L 39-56 D 28 at Oregon L 73-81 D 31 Cornell L 84-86 (OT) D 30 Princeton W 59-50 J 3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 68-60 J 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 74-61 J 3 at ROBERT MORRIS L 44-59 J 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 62-65 J 5 ROBERT MORRIS L 79-86 J 5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 51-50 J 7 at Oklahoma L 57-81 J 10 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 70-59 J 10 WAGNER L 62-77 J 10 at QUINNIPIAC L 59-70 J 12 at MONMOUTH W 71-58 J 12 QUINNIPIAC L 58-71 J 17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 56-44 J 17 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-72 J 17 CCSU L 65-73 J 19 SACRED HEART L 59-67 J 19 LONG ISLAND W 84-80 J 19 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 62-60 (OT) J 24 at WAGNER 7:00 pm J 26 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm J 25 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 26 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm J 31 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 31 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 31 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 2 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm F 2 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 7 CCSU 7:00 pm F 7 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 7 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 11 WAGNER 7:30 pm F 9 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 6:00 pm F 9 at MONMOUTH 6:00 pm F 14 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 16 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 18 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:30 pm F 14 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 16 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 21 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 16 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 21 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 23 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 21 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 23 SACRED HEART 4:00 pm F 28 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 23 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 28 at CCSU 7:00 pm M 1 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm M 1 MONMOUTH M 1 at WAGNER 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 12 Championship M 12 Championship M 12 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2007-08 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis (NY) (13-6, 4-2 NEC) (9-10, 6-2 NEC) (5-14, 2-6 NEC) N 10 Iona W 72-66 N 10 at Yale L 71-82 N 9 Hartford W 62-59 Classic N 12 Army L 49-64 N 14 at St. John’s L 64-72 N 14 at Navy W 93-77 N 14 at Hartford L 55-70 N 17 at Maine L 82-85 (OT) N 18 at Seton Hall L 107-111 (OT) N 18 at Fairfield L 75-84 N 21 Hofstra W 60-57 N 23 vs. Drexel L 40-56 N 20 at St. John’s L 49-76 N 24 at Manhattan L 69-77 N 24 vs. Howard W 72-53 N 25 at Albany L 57-75 N 28 Fairfield W 55-51 N 29 at Florida International W 88-61 D 2 at Fordham W 72-66 N 30 Columbia W 75-59 D 2 Ohio L 63-67 D 5 Central Michigan L 72-83 D 2 at MONMOUTH W 80-53 D 6 at QUINNIPIAC L 79-90 D 8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L 66-75 D 6 at CCSU W 68-52 D 8 at WAGNER L 59-64 D 17 at Youngstown State W 74-71 D 19 at Providence L 89-94 D 10 at Columbia L 64-83 D 19 Canisius W 91-73 D 22 Harvard W 75-66 D 15 at Albany L 53-66 D 28 at Duquesne L 70-86 D 28 at Boston College L 75-80 D 22 at South Florida L 66-86 D 30 Lafayette W 88-76 D 30 Holy Cross W 61-58 D 29 Navy L 83-85 J 3 MONMOUTH W 59-44 J 5 WAGNER L 63-70 J 3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 60-68 J 5 at QUINNIPIAC W 86-79 J 7 at LONG ISLAND W 75-68 J 5 CCSU L 75-80 (OT) J 7 at Boston College W 57-51 J 10 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 63-73 J 10 at SACRED HEART W 73-63 J 10 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 64-59 J 13 at ROBERT MORRIS W 82-69 J 12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 88-83 J 13 SACRED HEART L 69-82 J 17 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 87-82 J 17 QUINNIPIAC L 72-75 J 19 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 65-55 J 19 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 67-59 J 19 MONMOUTH L 60-62 (OT) J 24 CCSU 7:00 pm J 24 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 26 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 31 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 26 QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm J 26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 2 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 31 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 31 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 7 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 2 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm F 2 SACRED HEART 4:00 pm F 9 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 7 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 9 at CCSU 2:00 pm F 14 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 14 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 14 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 16 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2:00 pm F 16 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm F 16 ROBERT MORRIS 2:00 pm F 21 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 23 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm F 21 at LONG ISLAND 7:30 pm F 23 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 28 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 23 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm F 28 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm M 2 CCSU 4:00 pm F 28 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm M 1 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 12 Championship M 12 Championship M 12 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS

St. Francis (PA) Wagner (3-15, 1-6 NEC) (12-5, 5-1 NEC)

N 10 American L 68-75 N 9 at Lafayette W 74-70 N 12 at Penn State L 64-74 N 14 Manhattan L 56-69 N 14 Morgan State L 53-77 N 17 at St. Peter’s L 69-72 N 17 Lehigh L 66-71 N 20 William & Mary W 88-81 N 24 at La Salle L 59-65 N 24 Bucknell W 64-55 N 28 Youngstown State L 65-70 N 28 at Brown W 64-63 D 1 at Bucknell W 57-54 D 1 at Yale W 71-68 D 8 at ROBERT MORRIS W 75-66 D 4 Columbia L 59-75 D 15 Lock Haven W 77-64 D 8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 64-59 D 19 Iona L 66-76 D 15 UMES W 105-86 D 21 at Duquesne L 80-99 D 22 at Loyola Marymount W 82-79 (OT) D 29 at Arizona State L 56-95 D 29 at Kansas State L 59-101 J 3 QUINNIPIAC L 64-71 J 3 CCSU W 68-60 J 5 MONMOUTH L 50-51 J 5 at SACRED HEART W 70-63 J 10 at CCSU L 64-75 J 10 at MONMOUTH W 77-62 J 12 at WAGNER L 59-60 J 12 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 60-59 J 16 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 44-56 J 17 at LONG ISLAND L 65-85 J 19 ROBERT MORRIS L 55-65 J 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 24 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 26 CCSU 4:00 pm J 31 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 31 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 2 at CCSU 4:00 pm F 7 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 7 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 11 at QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm F 14 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 14 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 16 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm F 16 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 21 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 21 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 23 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 23 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 28 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 28 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm M 1 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm M 1 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 6 Quarterfinals M 6 Quarterfinals M 9 Semifinals M 9 Semifinals M 12 Championship M 12 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS The Home Court Edge NEC Men’s Basketball Notes: The home court has been anything but an advantage for NEC teams during league play this (through games of January 19) season. Through 38 games, teams playing at home have won just 39.5 percent of the contests, compared to 57.6 percent last season and far lower than the ten year average of 59.0 percent. The worst single season mark by host teams came in 1999-00 at 53.7 percent. The Best Ball Is Being Played In...Connecticut! After a slow start to the season, the NEC’s three Connecticut-based 10-Year Study: Home Records In NEC Play universities have combined to win their last 12 games and are the 2007-08: 15-23 .395 league’s hottest teams as the conference season nears the halfway point. Despite the loss of four starters from 2006-07: 57-42 .576 a year ago, Quinnipiac has won four straight outings and moved into first place with a 6-1 NEC mark. Pre- 2005-06: 63-36 .636 season favorite Sacred Heart began the season with six straight setbacks, but has since gone 9-4, including 2004-05: 60-39 .606 three consecutive wins to take over third place in the conference with a 6-2 record. Sporting 11 newcomers 2003-04: 64-35 .646 this season, Central Connecticut State dropped its first three NEC tilts, but has bounced back with five straight 2002-03: 69-39 .639 victories and is now in fifth place with a 5-3 slate. 2001-02: 68-52 .567 2000-01: 72-48 .600 The Great Divide 1999-00: 58-50 .537 One glance at the NEC standings reveals a case of the “haves” and the “have-nots.” The top six teams have 1998-99: 64-46 .640 combined for a 30-12 (.714) league record, while the bottom five are just 8-26 (.235) on the year. The divide Totals 590-410 .590 comes between sixth and seventh place. Mount St. Mary’s occupies the sixth spot with a 4-3 (.571) mark, followed by Long Island in seventh at 2-4 (.333). As the jockeying for a spot in the eight-team NEC playoff field FDU Workhorses: No Rest For Ubilla, Baptiste begins to intensify, just a game and a half separates the teams in seventh and 11th place in the conference. The Fairleigh Dickinson backcourt tandem of senior Manny Ubilla (Freehold, NJ/ Freehold (Lackawanna CC)) (21.4 ppg) and Sean Baptiste (North Brunswick, Wagner Enters CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll NJ/St. Joseph's of Metuchen) (18.8 ppg) are not only ranked first and third, respec- Wagner earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 last week, entering the poll at #25. The 12- tively, in the NEC in scoring, but the duo have also logged the most minutes in the league this 5 Seahawks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped on Thursday with an 85-65 setback to Long season. Ubilla ranks first in the conference with 37.3 minutes per contest with Baptiste right Island, became the first NEC team to earn a spot in the poll since Robert Morris reached #14 on December 4, 2006. behind with 36.9 per game. They have combined to sit just 93 minutes in 16 games this season. Prior to Robert Morris, the last NEC team to be ranked in the poll was Fairleigh Dickinson, which reached #25 on February 20, 2006. The highest any NEC team has reached in the poll is #13 (CCSU in 2001-02). The poll, More From FDU’s Dynamic Duo now in its eighth year, is voted on by coaches and is made up of teams from the following conferences: America The 61 combined points between sophomore guard Sean Baptiste (North Brunswick, East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid- NJ/St. Joseph's of Metuchen) (33 points) and senior guard Manny Ubilla (Free- American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, hold, NJ/Freehold (Lackawanna CC)) (28 points) in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 87-82 loss Southwestern, Sun Belt, West Coast. to Sacred Heart on Thursday was the highest among two teammates in the same game since Wagner, which has already exceeded its victory total from a year ago (11), is also ranked first in the CCSU’s Tristan Blackwood (40) and (24) totaled 64 against Robert Morris on Collegehoopsnet.com Metro Rankings, followed by Marist in second and St. John’s in third. February 22, 2007.

LIU’s Ten Spot Three-Point Drought With an 85-65 triumph over Wagner on Thursday, Long Island matched its victory total from a year ago with In Mount St. Mary’s 56-44 win over Saint Francis (PA), the two teams combined to hit just three its tenth win of the season. The last two times the Blackbirds reached 10 wins in so few games came in both three-point shots in the contest. The Mount went 1-6 from beyond the arc, while the Red Flash 1983-84 and 1996-97. Long Island would go on to win the NEC championship and advance to the NCAA were 2-16 from long range. It marked the lowest combined three-point output in an NEC Tournament on both occasions. game since Quinnipiac and Fairleigh Dickinson hit just three on January 25, 2007.

NEC Rookie Trivia NEC On The Air As a testament to the influx of young talent in the league this season, both Central Connecticut State and Quin- The NEC television package resumes on Friday when Garden State rivals Monmouth and nipiac have had three players apiece selected as Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Award winners this season. Fairleigh Dickinson meet in West Long Branch, NJ in a game to air live on FSN-NY and FCS. This marks the first time since the 2003-04 season that one team has produced three Rookie of the Week Tipoff is at 7:00 pm. Dave Popkin (play-by-play), Terry O’Connor (color) and Paul Dottino recipients. That year, LIU’s Kellen Allen, James Williams and Esa Maki-Tulokas earned weekly accolades. (sideline) are in the booth. On Saturday, the scene shifts to Loretto, PA where Saint Francis (PA) will entertain CCSU in a 4:00 pm start. The game is being carried on FSN-, Cox The Blue Devils sport this week’s honoree, freshman guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape (CT/RI), WWCP-Fox8, FCS and ESPN Full Court. Kevin Connors (play-by-play) and O’Connor Henlopen), along with former winners and freshman forwards Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossin- (color) will call the action. ing) and David Simmons (Syracuse, NY/Henninger). Quinnipiac freshman guard Evann Baker (Washington, DC/Archbishop Carroll (MCI)) has won the award twice, while freshman forwards The NEC will televise 22 men’s and women’s basketball games in 2007-08 as part of an Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) and Ed Zajac (Lindenhurst, NY/ extensive regional network package, including games on MSG, FSN-, FSN-Pitts- Lindenhurst (Cheshire Academy (CT))) were each honored once. burgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Cox (CT/RI), WWCP-Fox 8 (Western PA), WHVL-MyTV (Western, Central PA), Fox College Sports (FCS) and the league’s newest partner, ESPNU. Under The Bright Lights With the NEC television schedule in full swing, it seems like a good time to examine who has shined the brightest Wagner, Long Island Rank Among Best In NYC under the lights since the inception of the conference package back in 1997. Central Connecticut State has Wagner and Long Island sport two of the five best records among the 20 New York Metro- been dominant in its televised appearances, posting a 27-6 (.833) record over the last 11 years, including a politan area Division I teams this season. Wagner is first with a 12-5 mark, and is followed by 12-game win streak from January, 1999 to February, 2003. The Blue Devils will look to continue their success Rider (12-6), Seton Hall (12-6), Marist (11-7) and Long Island (10-7). on television when they travel to Loretto, PA on Saturday to take on Saint Francis (PA) in a game airing regionally on FSN-Pittsburgh, Cox Cable, WWCP-Fox 8 and FCS, and nationally on ESPN Full Court. Blackwood Just 11 Three-Pointers Shy Of Setting NEC Career Mark With 11 three-pointers in CCSU’s 3-0 week, senior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Wagner is the only other NEC team to win more than 60 percent of their games on the package, posting a 23- Ontario/Eastern Commerce) moved within 11 trifectas of establishing a new conference 15 (.605) mark. record in the category. Blackwood, third on the league’s all-time list, is now just four behind St. Francis (NY)’s Angel Santana (294 from 1996-00) and ten behind the Mount’s Chris Records On NEC-TV (1997-08) McGuthrie (300 from 1993-96), who has held the NEC record for the past 12 years. CCSU 27-6 .818 FDU 16-15 .516 NEC Career Leaders - Three-Pointers Made LIU 9-24 .273 1. Chris McGuthrie Mount St. Mary's 300 1993-96 2. Angel Santana St. Francis (NY) 294 1996-00 MU 17-16 .515 3. Tristan Blackwood CCSU 290 2004-08 MSM 9-14 .391 4. James Williams Long Island 277 2003-07 QU 11-18 .379 5. Justin Chiera CCSU 274 2002-06 RMU 12-13 .480 6. Dedrick Dye Wagner 270 1999-03 SHU 9-12 .429 7. Landy Thompson Mount St. Mary’s 267 2002-06 SFNY 16-17 .485 8. Kevin Booth Mount St. Mary's 265 1989-93 SFPA 8-17 .320 9. Monmouth 260 1987-91 WC 23-15 .605 10. Rob Monroe Quinnipiac 253 2001-05 Central Connecticut State (9-10, 4-3 NEC) Last Week: CCSU 75, Long Island 59; CCSU 73, Monmouth 65; CCSU 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 63 This Week: at Robert Morris (Thursday); at Saint Francis (PA) (Saturday on Cox, FSN-Pittsburgh, WWCP-Fox 8, FCS, ESPN-FC) CCSU went 3-0 last week and ran its winning streak to five with home wins over Long Island (75-59) and FDU (85-63) sandwiched around a road triumph at Monmouth (73-65)...The Blue Devils are now in fifth place with a 5-3 NEC record...CCSU has now won 20 of its last 22 home regular season games against NEC opposition...With the 85-point outburst against FDU, the Blue Devils have now won 14 straight when scoring 80 or more points...CCSU posted a +11.3 rebound margin and hauled down 41 offensive boards last week. The Blue Devils also shot D22 at UMass L 55-79 52.0 percent from the field (41.2 percent from three-point range) while holding opponents to 36.8 percent shooting...The Blue Devils have scored 70 or more points in five straight games D30 at Vermont L 63-84 and are 5-0 during that stretch and 6-1 this season when reaching that mark...CCSU led at the half of all three games last week and are now 8-1 this season when ahead at the break...In J3 at WAGNER L 60-68 the five game streak, CCSU’s average margin of victory is 12.4 ppg...Senior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) averaged 17.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 5.8 J5 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 80-75 (OT) apg. He had 20 points (5-5 FT) and eight assists against LIU, then paced the Blue Devils with 14 points - including four treys - four assists and a pair of steals versus Monmouth. He capped J10 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-64 the week with four more trifectas in an 18-point, six-rebound, five-assist effort against FDU...Blackwood moved into ninth place all-time at CCSU in career scoring during the week and now J14 LONG ISLAND W 75-59 has 1,421 career points (second among active NEC players). He has also amassed 444 career assists to rank 23rd all-time in the conference...Blackwood’s 11 three-pointers during the J17 at MONMOUTH W 73-65 week extended his school record to 290. Ranked third in NEC annals, he is just 11 away from eclipsing the league record in the category...Blackwood’s 108 starts in 108 career games is J19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 85-63 the second most in school history behind ’ 115...Blackwood ranks second in the NEC in free throw percentage (.870), fifth in scoring (16.2 ppg) and is the league leader J24 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm with 3.5 3PFG/game, a figure that ranks him 16th nationally...Freshman guard Shemik Thompson (Milton, DE/Cape Henlopen) was tabbed Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week J26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm after averaging 11.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 5.7 apg, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and playing 115 of a possible 120 minutes. He posted a near triple-double at LIU with 11 points, F2 WAGNER 4:00 pm nine boards and eight assists...Edwards joins classmates Ken Horton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) and David Simmons (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) as Rookie of the Week award winners F7 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm this season...Horton leads the NEC with 2.1 bpg. He ranks second among NEC freshman with 11.3 ppg and is fifth in the league in field goal percentage at .534...CCSU paces the NEC in scoring F9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2:00 pm defense at 65.1 ppg...The Blue Devils look to extend their streak at Robert Morris on Thursday, then head to Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday in a game televised locally on Cox Cable. Fairleigh Dickinson (5-11, 1-5 NEC) Last Week: Sacred Heart 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 82; CCSU 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 63 This Week: at Monmouth (Friday on FSN-NY, FCS); vs. Wagner (Sunday) Fairleigh Dickinson has lost four straight games following road defeats at Sacred Heart (87-82) on Thursday and CCSU (85-63) on Saturday...The Knights’ offense almost consisted exclusively of the one-two punch of senior guard Manny Ubilla (Freehold, NJ/Freehold (Lackawanna CC)) and sophomore guard Sean Baptiste (North Brunswick, NJ/St. Joseph's of Metuchen), who combined to average 50.5 ppg on the week...Ubilla upped his league-leading scoring average to 21.4 ppg D30 at Charlotte L 59-65 after he hit for 24.5 ppg in the two losses. He also added 6.0 rpg, 5.0 rpg and shot 50.0 percent from the floor and three-point range (9-18)...Ubilla is second in the J2 at #23 Rhode Island L 63-94 NEC with 3.4 3PFG/game and a 45.0 percent success rate from outside the arc, as well as ranking sixth in assists (5.1 apg). He ranks 15th nationally in scoring, 20th J5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 65-62 in made three-pointers and 21st in three-point percentage...Baptiste averaged 26.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 spg and hit 84.2 percent (16-19) from the line on the week...Baptiste J10 ROBERT MORRIS L 59-64 J12 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 83-88 is now third in the conference in scoring at 18.8 ppg and also ranks 10th with 5.9 rpg...Baptiste scored a career-high 33 points and added six rebounds in the loss to J17 at SACRED HEART L 82-87 Sacred Heart. Ubilla tallied 28 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in that same contest...The 61 combined points in the game between the two guards was the highest J19 at CCSU L 63-85 among two teammates in the same game since CCSU’s Tristan Blackwood (40) and Javier Mojica (24) totaled 64 against Robert Morris on February 22, 2007...No other J25 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm FDU players reached double digits in the two games last week...The Knights shot 56.0 percent from the field in the first half against Sacred Heart, but just 38.7 percent J27 WAGNER 7:00 pm after intermission...Senior guard Bernell Murray (Stillwater, OK/Stillwater) contributed nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals against J31 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F2 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm CCSU...FDU’s five primary starters - Ubilla, Baptiste, Murray, senior forward Eric Hazard (Long Branch, NJ/St. Benedict's/Rutgers) and freshman forward John F7 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm Galvin (Weston, CT/Weston) - have accounted for 89.9 percent of the team’s points and 71.9 percent of the team’s rebounds this season...The Knights close out a three- F9 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm game road trip at Monmouth on Friday in a game to air on FSN-NY, then return home to meet Wagner on Sunday. Long Island (10-7, 2-4 NEC) Last Week: CCSU 75, Long Island 59; Long Island 85, Wagner 65; Quinnipiac 84, Long Island 80 This Week: at Sacred Heart (Thursday); vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Saturday)

Following a 75-59 setback at CCSU on Monday, Long Island matched its win total from all of last season with an 85-65 win over visiting Wagner on Thursday. The Blackbirds were then clipped by first place Quinnipiac, 84-80, in Hamden on Saturday...The last two times LIU reached 10 wins in so few games came in both 1983-84 and 1996-97. The Blackbirds would go on to win the NEC championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament on both occasions...The Blackbirds fell to 8-2 when outrebounding opponents in the loss to Quinnipiac...Sophomore guard at Central Florida Tournament Jaytornah Wisseh (, NY/Banneker Academy) averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.7 apg and 2.0 spg last week. He earned team scoring honors with 14 against CCSU and 23 D30 vs. Texas-Pan American W 95-83 versus Quinnipiac. In the loss to the Bobcats, Wisseh netted 21 points in the second half, including 11 straight at one point...Wisseh ranks third in the NEC with 5.6 apg and seventh with a D31 vs. Central Florida L 69-78 J7 SACRED HEART L 68-75 1.44 assist-to-turnover ratio...Senior forward Kellen Allen (Mansfield, TX/Summit) tallied his fourth 20-point game of the year with exactly 20 against Quinnipiac...LIU has lost the J14 at CCSU W 85-65 last three games to Quinnipiac by a combined total of eight points...In the win over Wagner, LIU set season-high marks with 29 free throws and 43 free throw attempts...The Blackbirds’ J17 WAGNER L 80-84 first seven field goals against Wagner were all three-pointers...Senior forward Eugene Kotorobai (Richmond Hill, Ontario/Cheshire (CT) Academy) (24 points), along with J19 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm freshman guards Kyle Johnson (Ajax, Ontario/West Hill) (20 points) and David Hicks (Mendota, MN/Mendota Heights) (18 points), all recorded career-high point totals J24 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm in the win over the Seahawks. Hicks scored 13 of his points in the first half and hit a career-high three trifectas, while Kotorobai had his second double-double in three-games with 24 points J26 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 4:00 pm and 11 boards. He grabbed 12 rebounds against Quinnipiac as well...Kotorobai now ranks second in the NEC with 7.2 rpg, and is third in made three-pointers (3.1 per game) and seventh J31 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F2 MONMOUTH 4:00 pm in 3PFG% (.400)...A total of five LIU players averaged in double-digits for the week...The Blackbirds forced over 20 turnovers against both CCSU (season-high 23) and Wagner (21)... Allen F7 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm ranks fourth in the NEC in field goal percentage (.536) and is 14th in scoring (13.1 ppg), despite playing just 22.2 mpg...Johnson is third among NEC freshman with 10.8 ppg...After averaging F9 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm 13.7 ppg last week, Hicks has raised his season average to 8.1 ppg...LIU travels to Sacred Heart on Thursday and then hosts Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. Monmouth (5-14, 2-5 NEC)

Last Week: CCSU 73, Monmouth 65; Monmouth 62, St. Francis (NY) 60 (OT) This Week: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Friday on FSN-NY, FCS)

Monmouth split a pair of games last week with a 73-65 home setback to visiting CCSU on Thursday, followed by a 62-60 overtime win at St. Francis (NY) on Saturday...The win over the Terriers snapped a three-game losing streak...Junior guard Whitney Coleman (Salem, CT/East Lyme) led the Hawks with 17.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.0 apg and 4.0 spg on the week. He hit the game-winner against St. Francis with a jumper from the right baseline with four seconds remaining in overtime. Coleman finished D28 at Lehigh L 39-56 the game with a game-high 24 points, to go along with five rebounds, four assists and four steals. He hit 10-10 from the line. Coleman also had 10 points, four rebounds, D30 Princeton W 59-50 four assists and four steals versus CCSU...Coleman now leads the NEC in free throw percentage at 89.4 percent...Freshman swingman R.J. Rutledge (Mount Vernon, J3 at ROBERT MORRIS L 44-59 NY/Lawrence Woodmere Academy) scored 12 points off the bench, including 2-4 from three-point range, against the Terriers. His two free throws with 43.5 J5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 51-50 seconds to play in the extra session gave the Hawks a 60-57 lead...Monmouth limited St. Francis to 35.8 percent shooting from the field...The Hawks rank third in the J10 WAGNER L 62-77 conference in scoring defense at 66.1 ppg...Sophomore guard Jhamar Youngblood (Newark, NJ/St. Patrick’s) averaged 15.5 ppg on 52.6 percent shooting from J12 QUINNIPIAC L 58-71 J17 CCSU L 65-73 the floor on the week. He also hit 4-7 (.571) shots from three-point territory. Youngblood led all scorers with 22 points (3-5 3PFG) at CCSU, the eighth 20-point game J19 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 62-60 (OT) of his career...Youngblood leads the team and ranks 10th in the NEC with 14.3 ppg. He is also fifth in the conference with 2.2 spg...Coleman has averaged 17.0 ppg, 4.6 J25 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm rpg and 2.0 spg over his last five outings. He has lifted his season scoring average to 11.1 ppg...Monmouth had four players in double digits for the first time this season J31 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm in the loss to CCSU...Monmouth is 3-2 in games decided by five points or less...Freshman guard James Hett (, NY/Monsignor Farrell) is sixth in F2 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.46:1...With 106 career steals, Coleman became the 15th player in Monmouth history to collect 100 swipes during a career. With F7 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm 260, John Giraldo holds the top spot on the steals list...Coleman is the team’s leading career scorer with 715 points...Monmouth competes just once this week, hosting F9 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 6:00 pm Garden State rival Fairleigh Dickinson in an FSN-NY televised game on Friday. Mount St. Mary’s (8-10, 4-3 NEC) Last Week: Mount St. Mary’s 56, Saint Francis (PA) 44; Sacred Heart 67, Mount St. Mary’s 59 This Week: at Wagner (Thursday); at Long Island (Saturday) The Mount split a pair of NEC home games last week, downing Saint Francis (PA), 56-44, on Wednesday before falling to Sacred Heart, 67-59, on Saturday...Mount St. Mary’s (4-3 NEC) continues to shine on the defensive end, allowing just 60.0 ppg and 37.8 percent shooting - both league-lows - in NEC games...The Mount has limited Saint Francis to a combined 87 points in the past two meetings between the teams at ...Junior forward Sam Atupem (Newport News, VA/Woodside) D28 at Oregon L 73-81 J3 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 68-60 averaged 12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and shot 11-14 (.786) from the field last week, including 15 points against the Pioneers on Saturday...Atupem has been solid in league play, J5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 62-65 averaging 11.3 ppg, while shooting an NEC-best 67.3 percent from the floor...Atupem is the league’s second-ranked shot blocker with 1.7 per game...Junior forward J7 at Oklahoma L 57-81 Markus Mitchell (Virginia Beach, VA/Salem) is averaging 7.5 rebounds over the past five games...Senior guard Chris Vann (Woodbridge, VA/Gar-Field) J10 at QUINNIPIAC L 59-70 led the Mount in scoring in both games last week with 12 against Saint Francis and 16 versus Sacred Heart. He paces the Mount and ranks sixth in the conference with J17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 56-44 15.2 ppg. He is also fourth with 2.7 3PFG/game and sixth with a 40.5 percent conversion rate from three-point territory...Vann’s consecutive free throw streak ended J19 SACRED HEART L 59-67 at 23 in the loss to Sacred Heart...The Mount limited Saint Francis to 28.0 percent field goal shooting, the lowest figure for an opponent this season...Sophomore point J24 at WAGNER 7:00 pm J26 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm guard Jeremy Goode (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day) is second in the NEC and 21st nationally with 5.9 apg. He also ranks fourth on the circuit with 2.4 J31 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm spg...Sophomore forward Kelly Beidler (Virginia Beach, VA/Tallwood) blocked three shots against the Red Flash, then snared a game-high nine boards against F2 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm the Pioneers...Sacred Heart utilized a 16-5 run to erase a three-point deficit with 4:28 to play and pick up the win...The Mount is now 8-0 when leading at the half this season, F7 WAGNER 7:00 pm but 0-10 when trailing at the break...Mount St. Mary’s is 4-5 on both the road and at home this season...The Mount travels to Wagner on Thursday, then heads to Long F9 at MONMOUTH 6:00 pm Island on Saturday before returning to Emmitsburg for a three-game homestand beginning January 31. Quinnipiac (10-8, 6-1 NEC) Last Week: Quinnipiac 75, St. Francis (NY) 72; Quinnipiac 84, Long Island 80 This Week: at Sacred Heart (Saturday) The Bobcats have now won four consecutive games to take over first place in the NEC standings with a 6-1 mark following a pair of tight victories over the league's two Brooklyn schools last week. Quinnipiac first defeated St. Francis (NY), 75-72, on Thursday, then knocked off visiting Long Island, 84-80, on Saturday....Senior guard DeMario Anderson (Oxon Hill, MD/ Oxon Hill) led the Bobcats with 22.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and shot 15-15 from the line in the two wins to claim his second straight Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award. He led all scorers with 24 points, while also contributing six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals against the Terriers, then tallied 21 points, nine boards and six assists versus the D22 at Vermont L 72-80 D31 Cornell L 84-86 (OT) Blackbirds...Anderson has now scored 20+ points in five straight games and stretched his double-digit scoring streak to a league-best 38 games dating back to last season...Anderson ranks J3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 74-61 second in the NEC with 20.8 ppg, seventh with 6.2 rpg and lifted his career point total to 1,422 points, tops among active conference competitors...Freshman guard Evann Baker J5 ROBERT MORRIS L 79-86 (Washington, DC/Archbishop Carroll) averaged 14.0 ppg, 4.5 apg last week. He shot 53.3 percent from the floor and 91.7 percent from the stripe (13-14). Baker hit for 15 points J10 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 70-59 (6-11 FG), four rebounds and four assists against St. Francis, then finished with 13 points and five assists versus LIU. In the win over the Blackbirds, he went 8-8 from the line in the second J12 at MONMOUTH W 71-58 half, including four free throws in the last 35 seconds to seal the win...The Bobcats extended their streak of shooting at least 50 percent from the floor in NEC contests to six games against J17 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 75-72 the Terriers, before converting at a 46.0 percent clip against LIU...After scoring just six points in the first 11:31 of the second half to turn a nine-point lead at intermission into a one point deficit J19 LONG ISLAND W 84-80 against LIU, the Bobcats had four players who combined to score 34 in the final 8:29 to earn the victory. Sophomore guard James Feldeine (New York, NY/Cardinal Hayes) scored J26 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm 10 of his 18 points in the final 3:18 against the Blackbirds, while senior center Karl Anderson (Chester, NY/Don Bosco Prep) added nine, Baker had eight and freshman forward J31 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm Justin Rutty (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) totaled seven in the pivotal stretch...Baker leads all NEC freshman with 11.9 ppg...Sophomore guard Casey Cosgrove F2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm (Andover, MA/Andover) averaged 10.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, hit 6-10 from three-point range and did not commit a turnover in the two games...The Bobcats shot 84.6 percent from the line on F7 CCSU 7:00 pm the week...Quinnipiac leads the NEC in field goal percentage (.466)...Junior guard Brian Geffen (Queens, NY/St. Francis Prep) paces the conference and ranks sixth nationally with F11 WAGNER 7:30 pm a 3.15:1 assist-to-turnover ratio...The Bobcats play just once this week, making the short trip to Sacred Heart on Saturday. Robert Morris (13-6, 3-2 NEC) Last Week: Robert Morris 65, Saint Francis (PA) 55 This Week: vs. CCSU (Thursday); vs. St. Francis (NY) (Saturday) In its only game last week Robert Morris stretched its road winning streak to four with a 65-55 victory at in-state rival Saint Francis (PA)...The Colonials have won four straight road games for the first time since posting five straight victories away from the Charles L. Sewall Center during the 1993-94 campaign...Robert Morris is now 8-1 this season and 67-20 over the last seven years when holding its opponent under 70 points in a contest...The Colonials trailed the Red Flash by three with 6:40 to play, but took control with an 11-2 spurt over the next 3:32...Senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen) led the Colonials with 14 points and six rebounds, while sophomore guard Jimmy Langhurst (Willard, OH/Willard) contributed D30 Lafayette W 88-76 12 points and three assists...Langhurst finished 6-6 from the free-throw line against Saint Francis, including a 4-4 performance in the last minute to help seal the win. Langhurst has converted J3 MONMOUTH W 59-44 81.4 percent (22-27) of his shots from the charity stripe in the last five minutes and overtime of games this season...Senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown), battling a stiff J5 at QUINNIPIAC W 86-79 neck against the Red Flash, contributed six points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal. The 19 minutes played by Lee against marked the fewest he's played as a member of the starting J7 at Boston College W 57-51 lineup since playing 19 at Monmouth on February 5, 2005 during his freshman campaign...Lee had his double-figure scoring streak snapped at 11 in the win...Lee has boosted his career J10 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 64-59 totals to 1,297 points, 648 rebounds and 397 assists. Jackson is at 1,212 points and 591 boards, while junior guard Jeremy Chappell (Cincinnati, OH/Northwest) has amassed 1,069 J13 SACRED HEART L 69-82 points...Lee leads the NEC with 6.7 apg (seventh nationally) and 3.1 spg (fourth nationally), while also ranking seventh in FG% (.528) and 10th in scoring (14.3 ppg)...Chappell is second in the J19 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 65-55 NEC in steals (2.7 spg), sixth in FG% (.531) and seventh in scoring (15.1 ppg)...Langhurst and junior guard Bateko Francisco (Paris, France/Fort Scott JC) rank fourth and fifth, J24 CCSU 7:00 pm respectively, in 3PFG% at .440 and .418...Saint Francis converted 11 of its first 16 shots (68.8 percent) in the second half, but were just 8-33 (24.2 percent) the rest of the contest...RMU received J26 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm 19 points and seven rebounds from its bench, the highest output from its reserves in an NEC game this season and the most since providing 21 points in a 111-107 overtime setback at Seton J31 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm Hall in November...Junior forward Ifeanyi Ehirim (Toronto, Ontario/Eldon Academy Prep), who hadn't played in six games, logged a season-high 13 minutes and finished 2-2 F2 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm from the field and 2-3 from the line to tie a season-high with six points, while adding three rebounds...RMU's starting five shot just 33.3 percent (13-39) against the Red Flash, while its reserves F7 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm converted seven of their eight shots (87.5 percent)...In the 2008 calendar year, the Colonials have held four of their six opponents under 60 points and are allowing 61.7 ppg while limiting F9 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm opponents to 43.9 percent shooting, including 32.2 percent from long range...Robert Morris returns home to for a pair of games this week, hosting CCSU on Thursday and St. Francis (NY) on Saturday. Sacred Heart (9-10, 6-2 NEC)

Last Week: Sacred Heart 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 82; Sacred Heart 67, Mount St. Mary’s 59 This Week: vs. Long Island (Thursday); vs. Quinnipiac (Saturday)

Sacred Heart has now won three straight and four of its last five to move into third place in the conference standings with a 6-2 record. Last week, the Pioneers knocked off Fairleigh Dickinson, 87-82, in Fairfield on Thursday, then went on the road to defeat Mount St. Mary’s, 67-59, on Saturday...The Pioneers are now 5-0 in NEC road games this season. The win over FDU was the first at home in NEC play...Senior forward Brice Brooks (Silverdale, WA/Central Kitsap) continues to provide the Pioneers with production in the post. He averaged 17.5 ppg, 7.5 D30 Holy Cross W 61-58 rpg, 2.0 spg and hit 12-20 shots (.600) from the floor in the two wins. He netted 16 points and added eight rebounds, five assists and three steals against FDU, then scored a game-high 19 J5 WAGNER L 63-70 points (6-9 FG) and pulled down six boards versus the Mount...Junior forward Ryon Howard (Bronx, NY/Holderness School) had a big game against the Knights with 20 points and J7 at LONG ISLAND W 75-68 seven rebounds. He hit 10-12 field goal attempts...Howard has made 22 of his last 29 shots from the field to lift his season percentage to .543, third in the NEC...Sacred Heart shot 54.0 percent J10 ST. FRANCIS (NY) L 63-73 against FDU, the team’s second-highest single-game percentage this season...The Pioneers were 8-16 (.500) from three-point range versus the Mount...Senior guard Drew Shubik J13 at ROBERT MORRIS W 82-69 (Stoystown, PA/North Star) recorded 18 points, six assists and five steals against FDU...With four assists at the Mount, Shubik reached 100 for the second time in his career...Shubik J17 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 87-82 is third in the NEC in steals (2.6 spg), fifth in assists (5.3 apg) and sixth in free throw shooting (.829)...Shubik has upped his career point total to 876. He also ranks fourth among active J19 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 67-59 J24 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm NEC players with 365 career assists...Sophomore guard Ryan Litke (Windsor, CT/Windsor) has hit 16 of his last 30 shots from beyond the arc over the last five games, a 53.3 percent J26 QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm success rate. In that span, he has averaged 13.4 ppg to raise his season scoring average to 9.3 ppg...Litke, who hit a big trey against FDU with 1:09 to play that gave the Pioneers a six-point J31 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm edge, ranks seventh in the league with 2.2 3PFG/game and a .400 3PFG%...The Pioneers trailed the Mount by three points with 4:28 to play, but ended the game on a 16-5 run...Sophomore F2 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm guard Corey Hassan (Merrimack, NJ/Merrimack (Boston U.)) came off the bench to score 15 points (3-6 3PFG) against FDU...The win over FDU was the first in which Sacred F7 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm Heart outrebounded an NEC foe (36-28). The Pioneers also outrebounded the Mount, 36-31...Head coach Dave Bike, now in his 30th year, improved his career record at Sacred Heart F14 at WAGNER 7:00 pm to 455-410...The Pioneers host Long Island on Thursday and first place Quinnipiac on Saturday this week. St. Francis (NY) (5-14, 2-6 NEC) Last Week: Quinnipiac 75, St. Francis (NY) 72; Monmouth 62, St. Francis (NY) 60 (OT) This Week: at Saint Francis (PA) (Thursday); at Robert Morris (Saturday) The Terriers’ rollercoaster season continued last week as they dropped two straight after winning two in a row the week prior. St. Francis (NY) lost a pair of heartbreakers at home, falling to Quinnipiac, 75-72, on Thursday, followed by a 62-60 overtime setback to Monmouth on Saturday...The Terriers fell to 0-3 in overtime games and are now just 4-7 in games that have been decided by five or fewer points. St. Francis is also 1-8 when playing on Saturday...The Terriers trailed the Bobcats by 14 points with 8:06 remaining, but had several opportunities to knot the D29 Navy L 83-85 score in the closing seconds. Senior guard Jamaal Womack (Bronx, New York/Our Saviour Lutheran) missed a pair of driving layups and senior forward Robert Hines (Trenton, J3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 60-68 NJ/St. Patrick's) misfired on a trey at the buzzer which would have forced overtime...Hines, who is fourth in the league in scoring at 16.3 ppg and fourth with 6.9 rpg, scored 18 points J5 CCSU L 75-80 (OT) and grabbed a career-best 14 caroms in the contest for his third double-double of the season... St. Francis followed a similar script against Monmouth as the Terriers were down 12 points J10 at SACRED HEART W 73-63 with only 3:21 left, but were able to force the extra session on freshman guard Ricky Cadell’s (New York, NY/The Patterson School (NC)) trifecta from 25 feet away with two J12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 88-83 seconds remaining to force overtime. The Terriers had an opportunity to tie or win the game in overtime, but Hines was whistled for an offensive foul with one second left in his attempt to J17 QUINNIPIAC L 72-75 launch a final shot...Cadell, who averaged 15.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg and 2.0 spg on the week, led the Terriers with a season-high 20 points and added six rebounds in the contest...Womack J19 MONMOUTH L 60-62 (OT) added 18 points against the Hawks...Womack is second on the team and 16th in the NEC with 12.7 ppg. He also ranks fifth in the league with 2.6 3PFG/game...Senior center Bass Yessoufou J24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm (San Luis Obispo, FL/Palm Beach CC) has netted 11.9 ppg (61.1 percent from the floor) and 7.7 rpg over his last seven outings. He snared a career-high 13 boards against Monmouth J26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm after taking down nine against Quinnipiac. Yessoufou is 11th in the conference with 5.8 rpg...Senior forward Marcus Williams (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony's) failed to score or grab J31 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm a rebound in only 13 minutes of action against Monmouth. Williams is sixth in the NEC in steals (2.1 per game) and 10th in field goal percentage (.504)...The Terriers have won the battle F2 SACRED HEART 4:00 pm of the boards in six of their last seven contests and have recorded a +7.6 rebound margin during the stretch. St. Francis outrebounded Monmouth, 47-26, but committed 26 turnovers...Hines F9 at CCSU 2:00 pm F14 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm had a streak of four straight games of shooting exactly 50 percent from the field come to an end versus Monmouth, going 2-9...The Terriers will travel to St. Francis (PA) on Thursday and Robert Morris on Saturday this week. Saint Francis (PA) (3-15, 1-6 NEC) Last Week: Mount St. Mary’s 56, Saint Francis (PA) 44; Robert Morris 65, Saint Francis (PA) 55 This Week: vs. St. Francis (NY) (Thursday); vs. CCSU (Saturday on FSN-Pittsburgh, WWCP-Fox 8, Cox, FCS, ESPN-FC)

The Red Flash are in the midst of a nine-game losing streak after dropping a 56-44 decision at Mount St. Mary’s and suffering a 65-55 home defeat at the hands of Robert Morris...It has been a season of streaks for Saint Francis (PA). The Red Flash lost six straight to open the year, then won three consecutive games before losing nine in a row...The 44 points against the Mount were a season-low for the program...The Red Flash shot just 33.3 percent from the floor in the two games and were 8-36 (.222) from three-point range...Sophomore swingman Devin D29 at Arizona State L 56-95 Sweetney (Washington, D.C./Riverdale Baptist) paced the team with 14.0 ppg, shot 83.3 percent from the line (15-18) and also grabbed 4.5 rpg. He claimed team scoring honors J3 QUINNIPIAC L 61-74 with 16 against the Mount - including 10-11 from the line - and 12 versus Robert Morris...The Red Flash led Robert Morris, 48-45, with 6:40 to play, but the Colonials went on an 11-2 run J5 MONMOUTH L 50-51 over the next 3:32 to take control of the game. Saint Francis shot 52.0 percent in the second half against the Colonials to rally from an eight-point halftime deficit...The Colonials’ 20 field J10 at CCSU L 64-75 goals were a season-low for a Saint Francis opponent this season, but the Red Flash were hurt by committing 21 turnovers...Junior forward Chris Berry (Seagoville, TX/Seagoville) J12 at WAGNER L 59-60 J16 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 55-65 recorded his first double-double of the season and third of his career with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s...Junior forward Bassirou Dieng (Dakar, Senegal/ J19 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm Riverdale Baptist) came off the bench for the first time this season and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds against Robert Morris...Saint Francis has shot 81.0 percent (51-63) from J24 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm the line over the past four games...Dieng is third in the NEC with 7.2 rpg, while Berry is sixth with 6.4 rpg...Nelson is eight in the conference with 4.1 apg and ranks seventh in free throw percentage J26 CCSU 4:00 pm (.822)...Junior guard Grant Surprenant (Palatine, IL/Palatine) remains the NEC leader with a 55.6 percent conversion rate from three-point range...Sophomore forward Randy Spaid J31 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm (Portage, PA /Portage) received his first career start against the Colonials...The Red Flash have played seven league games, six of which have come against teams that were picked in the F7 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm same spot or higher than Saint Francis (chosen sixth) in the NEC Preseason Poll. Monmouth is the only team the Red Flash have played that was picked lower...Saint Francis will finish a three- F14 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm game residence at home with outings against St. Francis (NY) on Thursday and CCSU on Saturday in a game to air in the region on FSN-Pittsburgh and WWCP-Fox8. Wagner (12-5, 5-1 NEC) Last Week: Long Island 85, Wagner 65 This Week: vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Thursday); at Fairleigh Dickinson (Sunday) Wagner saw its four-game winning streak and undefeated NEC record fall by the wayside in an 85-65 loss at Long Island last Thursday...The Seahawks are now 5-1 in league play and own sole possession of second place in the conference...With 12 regular season games remaining, the 12-4 Seahawks have already surpassed their win total from last season (11)...Wagner’s .706 winning percentage is the best among all NYC Metropolitan area teams...Wagner entered the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll last week, debuting at #25. The Seahawks were also ranked #1 in last week's CollegeHoopsNet.com Metro rankings...Senior guard Mark Porter (Atlantic City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep), who tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, two D22 at Loyola Marymount W 82-79 (OT) D29 at Kansas State L 59-101 assists and matched a career-high with five steals against LIU, paces the Seahawks in scoring at 14.4 ppg (eighth in NEC) and assists at 5.8 apg (third in NEC)...Porter has scored 1,316 career J3 CCSU W 68-60 points, which is 15th all-time in Wagner history and third among active NEC players. His 446 assists are seventh all-time at Wagner and tops among active NEC competitors...Porter moved J5 at SACRED HEART W 70-63 into 10th place on the Wagner career list with 125 career steals...Each of the five members of Wagner's starting five has surpassed the 700-point mark in their careers...Senior center Durell J10 at MONMOUTH W 77-62 Vinson (Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) is on the precipice of the 1,000-point mark with 966 career points...Vinson is the only NEC player averaging a double-double with 14.3 ppg J12 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 60-59 and a league-best 10.4 rpg. Through games of last Thursday, he ranked 12th nationally in rebounding...Vinson has snared 711 career rebounds and needs 59 more to surpass J17 at LONG ISLAND L 65-85 (1999-03) and enter the top-10 at Wagner...Vinson also paces the NEC with six double-doubles and ranks first in field goal percentage (.584)...Senior forward James Ulrich (Mt. Laurel, J27 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J31 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm NJ/Camden Catholic) is now up to 858 career points...Junior swingman and captain Jamal Smith (, MD/Towson Catholic) is coming off his second career double- F2 at CCSU 4:00 pm double, matching a season-best with 17 points, to go along with a career-high 12 rebounds versus LIU...Smith has totaled 751 points in his Seahawk career, while junior guard Joey F7 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm Mundweiler (Olathe, KS/Olathe East) is up to 722 points...Mundweiler is sixth in the NEC with 2.6 3PFG/game and has made 181 three-pointers in his career, good for sixth place F11 at QUINNIPIAC 7:30 pm on the Wagner all-time list. Of Mundweiler's 722 career points, 543 or 75.2 percent have come from beyond the arc...Wagner is 6-3 on the road this season. With one more road win, the Seahawks would have the most wins away from home since P.J. Carlesimo coached Wagner to ten road victories in 1978-79...Wagner hosts Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday, then travels to FDU on Sunday. NEC Men’s Basketball 2008 NEC Basketball Tournament Facts/Figures Schedule

NEC In RPI Rankings NECCollege Individual Insider Mid-MajorMilestones Poll 2008 NEC (thru games of 1/20) (December 22) 1,000+ Points Men’s Basketball Tournament School Rank Change PlayerSchoolTeam Cl RecordPts. all games to be held at home of higher seed DeMario Anderson QU Sr 1,422 teams will be reseeded following quarterfinals CCSU 242 +51 TristanTBA Blackwood Gonzaga (31)CCSU Sr 7-21,421 Fairleigh Dickinson 233 -27 Mark Porter WC Sr 1,316 Tony2. Lee Creighton RMU Sr 7-01,297 Long Island 181 -3 A.J.3. Jackson East Tennessee RMU State Sr 7-21,212 Thursday, March 6 Sunday, March 9 Wednesday, March 12 Jeremy Chappell RMU Jr 1,069 Monmouth 302 -2 4. Wichita State 7-2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Mount St. Mary’s 221 -17 500+5. Rebounds Southern Illinois 7-1 Times TBA TBA 7:00 pm (ESPN2) Quinnipiac 215 +30 Player6. College of CharlestonTeam Cl 6-1Pts. 4:00 pm (MSG) Robert Morris 164 +3 Durell Vinson WC Sr 711 (25th all-time) 7. Illinois-Chicago 9-2 Sacred Heart 190 +12 Tony Lee RMU Sr 648 A.J.8. Jackson Utah State RMU Sr 5-1 591 St. Francis (NY) 322 -21 Eugene Kotorobai LIU Sr 550 9. Murray State 8-1 St. Francis (PA) 312 -3 250+ Assists 2008 NEC Tournament Men’s Championship Bracket Wagner 156 +7 10. Bradley 7-3 Player Team Cl Pts. March 9 March 12 Mark Porter WC Sr 446 (22nd all-time) March 6 NEC 25th/31 Tristan Blackwood CCSU Sr 444 (23rd all-time) Tony Lee RMU Sr 397 TBA Drew Shubik SHU Sr 365 (#1 vs. #8) Highest Remaining Seed

TBA Close Games Double-Doubles TBA Lowest Remaining Seed (five points or less) (top-10) (#2 vs. #7)

Teams will 7:00 PM School Rec. Player Total be reseeded Durell Vinson, WC 6 for semifinals (ESPN2) NCAA Central Connecticut State 3-4 Tournament Tony Lee, RMU 4 TBA Fairleigh Dickinson 2-4 Automatic Bid Bassirou Dieng, SFPA 3 (#3 vs. #6) 2nd Highest Remaining Seed Long Island 1-1 Robert Hines, SFNY 3 TBA Monmouth 3-2 A.J. Jackson, RMU 3 TBA 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Mount St. Mary’s 3-3 DeMario Anderson, QU 2 (#4 vs. #5) Quinnipiac 4-2 Sean Baptiste, FDU 2 Robert Morris 2-1 Ken Horton, CCSU 2 Sacred Heart 2-2 Ryon Howard, SHU 2 St. Francis (NY) 4-7 Kyle Johnson, LIU 2 St. Francis (PA) 1-4 Eugene Kotorobai, LIU 2 NEC Men’s Basketball Wagner 6-1 David Simmons, CCSU 2 vs. the competition NEC vs...

NEC Coaching Records America East 8-12 Mid-American 0-2 ACC 1-1 Mid-Con 0-0 Year Conf. Games Overall Record Atlantic Sun 0-0 MEAC 3-1 Coach (School) Hired Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. Atlantic 10 2-10 Missouri Valley 1-0 Tom Moore (QU) 2007 6-1 .857 86-67 .562 Big East 0-11 Mountain West 0-0 Mike Rice (RMU) 2007 4-2 .667 13-6 .684 Big Sky 0-0 NAIA 0-0 Howie Dickenman (CCSU) 1997 122-70 .635 187-155 .547 Big South 1-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Big Ten 0-1 Pac-10 0-2 Tom Green (FDU) 1984 254-168 .602 397-319 .554 Big-12 0-2 Patriot 12-9 Dave Calloway (MU) 1998 106-79 .573 147-154 .488 Big West 0-0 SEC 0-0 (WC) 2003 39-39 .500 405-289 .584 Colonial 3-2 Southern 0-0 (MSM) 2003 37-42 .468 48-86 .358 Conference USA 0-1 Southland 0-0 (LIU) 2002 38-58 .396 167-114 .594 Division II 1-0 SWAC 0-0 Bobby Jones (SFPA) 1999 59-96 .381 82-159 .340 Division III 0-0 Sun Belt 1-1 Dave Bike (SHU) 1999 58-100 .367 455-410 .526 Horizon 1-1 WCC 1-0 Independent 1-0 WAC 0-0 Brian Nash (SFNY) 2005 16-28 .364 24-53 .312 Ivy 8-7 Overall 51-72 MAAC 7-9 Overall (DI Only) 50-72 NEC Past Champions

2007 Central Connecticut St. 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson 1989 Robert Morris 2006 Monmouth 1997 Long Island 1988 FDU 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson 1996 Monmouth 1987 Marist 2004 Monmouth 1995 Mount St. Mary's 1986 Marist 2003 Wagner 1994 Rider 1985 Fairleigh Dickinson 2002 Central Connecticut St. 1993 Rider 1984 Long Island 2001 Monmouth 1992 Robert Morris 1983 Robert Morris 2000 Central Connecticut St. 1991 St. Francis (PA) 1982 Robert Morris 1999 Mount St. Mary’s 1990 Robert Morris NEC Men’s Basketball 2007-08 NEC Basketball Preseason Poll/All-Conference Teams Composite Schedule Of Men’s Television Broadcasts

Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll The Northeast Conference will have 22 men’s and women’s basketball games televised in 2007-08 as part of an extensive package. Multiple games are 1. Sacred Heart (8) 8. St. Francis (NY) slated to air this season on Network, FSN-New York, 2. Robert Morris (3) 9. Fairleigh Dickinson FSN-Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Cox Cable, Fox College Sports 3. Wagner 10. Monmouth and the league’s newest broadcast partner, ESPNU. The 2007-08 package 4. Mount St. Mary's 11. Long Island includes nine prime time contests and three NEC Tournament games. In 5. Quinnipiac total, the league will air 17 men’s games and five women’s contests, 6. CCSU/Saint Francis (PA) including four as part of men/women doubleheaders.

Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team Date Matchup Carrier Time Dec. 6 Sacred Heart at CCSU 7:00 pm FSN-NY, Cox (CT/RI), FCS Name School Pos. Class Dec. 8 St. Francis (NY) at Wagner 12:00 pm MSG, FCS DeMario Anderson Quinnipiac G Sr Jan. 5 Robert Morris at Quinnipiac 4:00 pm ESPNU Tristan Blackwood CCSU G Sr Jan. 13 Sacred Heart at Robert Morris 3:00 pm MSG, FSN-Pittsburgh, FCS Robert Hines St. Francis (NY) F Sr A.J. Jackson Robert Morris F Sr Jan. 14 Long Island at CCSU 7:30 pm MSG, Cox (CT/RI), FCS Tony Lee Robert Morris G Sr Jan. 16 Saint Francis (PA) at Mt. St. Mary's 9:00 pm MASN, FSN-Pittsburgh FCS, ESPN Full Court NEC Men’s Basketball Jan. 25 FDU at Monmouth 7:00 pm FSN-NY, FCS Foreign Born Players Jan. 26 CCSU at Saint Francis (PA) 4:00 pm Cox (CT/RI), FCS, ESPN Full Court, FSN-Pittsburgh, Name School Cl Hometown, Country WWCP-Fox 8 (Altoona) Tristan Blackwood CCSU Sr Toronto, Ontario, Canada Feb. 9 Mt. St. Mary's at Monmouth 6:00 pm MSG, MASN (11 pm TD), FCS Lawrence Brown FDU So Portsmouth, England Feb. 11 Wagner at Quinnipiac 7:30 pm MSG, FCS Aurimas Adomaitis Long Island So Kaunas, Lithuania Feb. 14 Sacred Heart at Wagner 7:00 pm MSG, FCS Eugene Kotorobai Long Island Sr Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Feb. 16 Robert Morris at St. Francis (NY) 2:00 pm FSNY, FCS, Kyle Johnson Long Island Fr Ajax, Ontario, Canada Tyrone Mattison Long Island Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada FSN-Pittsburgh (4:00 pm TD), Paulius Morkeliunas Long Island Jr Kaunas, Lithuania Feb. 18 Monmouth at FDU 7:30 pm FSNY, FCS Adam Dobriansky Monmouth So Winnipeg, Maintoba, Canada Feb. 21 St. Francis (NY) at LIU 7:30 pm MSG, FCS Alex Nunner Monmouth Jr Leibnitz, Austria Mar. 2 CCSU at Sacred Heart 4:00 pm ESPNU Yaniv Simpson Monmouth So Kfar Saba, Israel Mar. 9 NEC Semifinal 4:00 pm MSG, FCS Ifeanyi Ehirim Robert Morris Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mar. 12 NEC Championship 7:30 pm ESPN2 Bateko Francisco Robert Morris Jr Paris, France Bas Rozendaal Robert Morris So Ymuiden, Holland Liam Potter Sacred Heart Jr Lincolnshire, England Carrier Region Sami Pekkola St. Francis (NY) Sr Lahti, Finland MSG Network Three states in New York metro area Bass Yessoufou St. Francis (NY) Sr Ivory Coast FSN-New York Three states in New York metro area Bassirou Dieng Saint Francis (PA) Jr Dakar, Senegal MASN MD, DE, VA and DC, plus portions of PA, WV and NC Mislaw Jukic Saint Francis (PA) So Zagreb, Croatia FSN-Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania, portions of West Virginia Sorena Orandi Saint Francis (PA) Fr Vastra Frolunda, Gothenburg, Sweden Cox Cable Connecticut & Rhode Island Clayfell Harris Wagner Fr London, England WWCP Fox 8 Western PA (Altoona/Johnstown) FCS-Atlantic Eastern U.S. Network on digital cable systems 20 players representing 12 countries. ESPNU Nationwide ESPN2 Nationwide NEC Men’s Basketball ESPN Full Court Nationwide 2006-07 Standings

School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Central Connecticut State*^ 16-2 .889 22-12 .647 NEC Men’s Basketball Broadcast Team 2. Sacred Heart* 12-6 .667 18-14 .562 3. Quinnipiac* 11-7 .611 14-15 .483 Dave Popkin Play-By-Play 8th year 4. Robert Morris* 9-9 .500 17-11 .607 Tim Capstraw Color 9th year Fairleigh Dickinson* 9-9 .500 14-16 .467 Mount St. Mary's* 9-9 .500 11-20 .355 Terry O’Connor Color 6th year 7. Wagner* 8-10 .444 11-19 .367 Paul Dottino Play-By-Play, Sideline 9th year 8. Monmouth 7-11 .389 12-18 .400 Amy Lundy Sideline 6th year St. Francis (NY)* 7-11 .389 9-22 .290 10. Long Island 6-12 .333 10-19 .345 Pam Roecker Color 6th year 11. Saint Francis (PA) 5-13 .278 8-21 .276 Kevin Connors Play-By-Play, Sideline 3rd year

* NEC Tournament participants ^ NEC Tournament champion Joe DeSantis Color 1st year Bryant Watch NEC Men’s Basketball Back in October, accepted an invitation from the Northeast NCAA Statistics Conference’s Council of Presidents to become the NEC’s 12th member in 2012 upon completion of the five-year NCAA Division I reclassification period. NEC In NCAA Statistics Bryant currently competes in the Division II Northeast 10 Conference and has posted (Top-30 - thru games of January 17) a 10-8 record this season. A year ago, the Bulldogs finished with a 21-11 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, their fourth straight trip to the Big Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics Dance. In 2004-05, Bryant reached the NCAA title game, losing to Virginia Union, 63-58. Scoring 15th Manny Ubilla Fairleigh Dickinson 21.4 ppg 20th DeMario Anderson Quinnipiac 20.8 ppg Double Digit Tidbits Rebounds 12th Durell Vinson Wagner 10.4 rpg Quinnipiac senior guard DeMario Anderson (Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill) Assists 7th Tony Lee Robert Morris 6.9 apg has been a model of consistency the last two years for the Bobcats. Currently ranked 21st Jeremy Goode Mount St. Mary’s 6.1 apg second in the NEC in scoring at 20.8 ppg, Anderson has now scored in double 29th Jaytornah Wisseh Long Island 5.7 apg figures in 38 straight games dating back to last season. This marks the longest streak Steals 4th Tony Lee Robert Morris 3.2 spg in the conference since Robert Morris guard Maurice Carter scored ten or more 7th Drew Shubik Sacred Heart 2.7 spg points in 40 straight outings from 2002-04. Since 2000, Wagner’s Jermaine Hall has 17th Jeremy Chappell Robert Morris 2.6 spg the longest such streak in the conference, hitting double digits in 47 straight from 2001-03. 19th Jeremy Goode Mount St. Mary’s 2.5 spg FG% 27th Durell Vinson Wagner .584 Anderson not only has the longest active streak of consecutive double-digit games 3PFG Made 16th Tristan Blackwood CCSU 3.5/game in the conference, he has the most career 10+ point games among active NEC com- 20th Manny Ubilla FDU 3.4/game petitors with 73, one ahead of Wagner senior guard Mark Porter (Atlantic City, 3PFG% 21st Manny Ubilla FDU .455 NJ/St. Augustine Prep) and Robert Morris senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, Asst. To Turnover Ratio 6th Bryan Geffen Quinnipiac 3.1 MA/Charlestown). Team Category Rank School Statistics CCSU senior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Com- merce) has compiled the most career 20+ point games in the league with 26 to date. 3PFG/Game 29th Fairleigh Dickinson 8.6/game 3PFG% 24th Quinnipiac .400 Most Games - 10+ Points (active players) Assists 23rd Robert Morris 17.6 apg 73 DeMario Anderson, QU; Steals 11th Robert Morris 9.9 spg 72 Tony Lee, RMU; Mark Porter, WC 65 Tristan Blackwood, CCSU Ind. Game Highs Rank Player School Statistics 64 A.J. Jackson, RMU Points 11th Manny Ubilla FDU 39 vs. URI (1/2) 57 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Assists 6th Mark Porter WC 13 vs. UMES (12/15) Steals 12th Jeremy Goode MSM 7 vs. Loyola (MD) (12/1) Most Games - 20+ Points (active players) 26 Tristan Blackwood, CCSU FG% 19th Whitney Coleman MU .857 (12-14) vs. Saint Francis (PA) (1/5) 23 DeMario Anderson, QU 24th Jeremy Chappell RMU .846 (11-13) vs. Fordham (12/2) 22 A.J. Jackson, RMU FT% 1st Kyle Johnson LIU 1.000 (10-10) vs. Columbia (11/20) 17 Robert Hines, SFNY 3PFG Made 13th Manny Ubilla FDU 8 vs. URI (1/2) 14 Jeremy Chappell, RMU 3PFG% 21st Jimmy Langhurst RMU .700 (7-10) vs. Canisius (12/19) 13 Mark Porter, WC 12 Chris Vann, MSM; Durell Vinson, WC Team Game Highs Rank School Statistics 11 Tony Lee, RMU 3PFG% 3rd Quinnipiac .750 (9-12) vs. Dartmouth (12/19) Stat of the Week 9th Robert Morris .706 (12-17) vs. FIU (11/29) Sacred Heart is now a perfect 5-0 in NEC road games this season. 3PFG Made 19th Long Island 16 vs. Hartford (12/1) 19th Robert Morris 16 vs. Canisius (12/19) Stat Central Below is a listing of NEC players who have turned in 20 and 30- point efforts thus far in 2007-08. Quinnipiac senior guard DeMario Anderson (Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill) - the league’s Quinnipiac sports the leading active scorer in the conference in senior guard DeMario Ander- second leading scorer at 20.8 ppg - has already rung up a league-high twelve 20+ point efforts in 2007-08 and son (Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill (CCSU, Globe Institute)), who has now amassed has reached double digits in 38 straight games dating back to last season. 1,422 points. He is followed closely behind by CCSU’s Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Canada/Eastern Commerce) (1,421 points), along with Wagner senior guard Mark 30+ Point Games Porter (Atlantic City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (1,316), Lee (1,297) and Jackson (1,212). 3 Manny Ubilla, FDU Others in line to reach 1,000 this season include Wagner senior forward/center Durell Vin- 1 Sean Baptiste, FDU; Jamaal Womack, SFNY son (Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (966), Sacred Heart senior guard Drew Shu- 20+ Point Games (min. of three) bik (Stoystown, PA/North Star) (876) and Wagner senior forward James Ulrich (Mt. 12 DeMario Anderson, QU Laurel, NJ/Camden Catholic) (858). 8 Manny Ubilla, FDU 6 Sean Baptiste, FDU; Tristan Blackwood, CCSU; Robert Hines, SFNY Quotes of the Week 5 Jeremy Chappell, RMU; Chris Vann, MSM; Jhamar Youngblood, MU Monmouth junior guard Whitney Coleman, who scored 24 points and hit the game-winning jumper with four seconds remaining in a 62-60 overtime win over St. Francis (NY) on Saturday: 4 Kellen Allen, LIU; Mark Porter, WC; Durell Vinson, WC 3 A.J. Jackson, RMU; Eugene Kotorobai, LIU; Joey Mundweiler, WC; Cale Nelson, SFPA; “I definitely wanted the ball,” said Coleman. “I don't like to say I was feeling it, but I was Jaytornah Wisseh, LIU feeling my shot. I thought whatever I threw up was going to go in, especially from the free- throw line.” RMU’s Chappell Latest To Join NEC 1,000-Point Club; Wagner’s Vinson 44 Points Away Robert Morris junior guard Jeremy Chappell (Cincinnati, OH/Northwest) became the second CCSU head coach Howie Dickenman, on his team’s performance in an 85-63 win over player this season and 142nd in NEC annals to crack the 1,000-point milestone. He eclipsed the plateau on December 30th with a 23-point performance in an 88-76 win over Lafayette. Chappell, who enters play this Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, the team’s fifth straight victory: week with 1,069 points, is one of six current NEC players who have reached 1,000 points in their respective “I think we grew today,” said Dickenman. “We grew a little bit as a team. Our best half careers, including teammates Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown) and A.J. Jackson (Monessen, was the first half against Delaware (when CCSU led 50-19 at the break on December 16), PA/Monessen (E. Tennessee St.). Lee, a senior guard, has upped his career total to 1,297 points, while but this was our best game of the year for 40 minutes. We talked about the things we had Jackson, a senior forward, has amassed 1,212 points at Robert Morris. Chappell is the only junior among to do, a lot of E’s: execute, energy, enthusiasm, effort. I think everyone who got the active NEC players who has scored 1,000 points. chance to play fulfilled those intangibles.” Magic 50 For NEC Wagner 7-4 .636 1991-92 NEC schools finished the regular season non-conference slate with a league record 50 victories. The Fairleigh Dickinson 7-4 .636 1989-90 NEC also won 41.0 percent of its out-of-league tilts (Division I opponents only), the league’s best Marist 7-4 .636 1989-90 showing outside the conference since the 1995-96 season when NEC teams won 43.0 percent of their St. Francis (PA) 7-4 .636 1989-90 outings and three schools (Marist, Monmouth and Mount St. Mary’s) advanced to the postseason. Fairleigh Dickinson 7-4 .636 1986-87 That year, the NEC ranked 22nd in the end-of-year RPI rankings. Wagner 7-4 .636 1986-87 Fairleigh Dickinson 7-4 .636 1985-86 Robert Morris Triumphs Over Boston College In Shocker Siena 7-4 .636 1983-84 The NEC closed out its non-conference slate with its biggest win of the year as Robert Morris downed Boston College, 57-51, at the in Chestnut Hill, MA on January 7. The win was the third NEC National Exposure in the history of the NEC over a team from the ACC. Previously, Mount St. Mary's defeated #21 Georgia The NEC’s first-ever regular season game to be televised nationally took place on January 5th as Tech, 71-69, on December 18, 1995 and Wagner stopped Duke, 84-77, on January 5, 1983. Robert Morris stopped Quinnipiac, 86-79, in Hamden. As part of the league’s partnership with ESPNU, the network will also televise the final game of the regular season when CCSU visits Sacred Robert Morris was led by senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen (E. Ten- Heart on March 2, as well as the NEC Women’s Championship game on March 16th. nessee St.), who finished with a game-high 15 points and pulled down seven boards. His dunk off a feed from sophomore guard Jimmy Langhurst (Willard, OH/Willard) gave the Colonials a The Race To 10 56-49 lead with 14 seconds to play and sealed the victory. Sparked by terrific non-conference campaigns, Robert Morris and Wagner became the quickest teams to reach ten victories in league history on January 5th. Both programs reached the ten win The game was a special one for Robert Morris senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charles- plateau one day earlier than the previous record, which was set by Robert Morris in 2006-07. town), who returned to his hometown and finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Mount Scores Marquee Win Over Winthrop “This win is huge, to come in here and beat BC the way we did, an ACC team," said Lee. “It was more Led by senior guard Chris Vann’s (Woodbridge, VA/Gar-Field) 21 points, including 5-6 from special to me, because I was home and I had about 150 family and friends here and to win it was huge.” three-point range, Mount St. Mary’s secured one of the most impressive NEC victories in recent years on December 18th with a 64-59 win over Winthrop. The win extended the Mount’s winning streak to The Colonials forced 20 Boston College turnovers and held the Eagles to their lowest scoring output six at the time and marked the sixth straight game the Mountaineers held an opponent to under 60 since the 2004-05 season. points. The Eagles have won seven of the last nine Big South titles and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2007 with a 74-64 win over Notre Dame. Winthrop has secured wins this RMU Matches Non-Conference Mark season over #19 Miami (FL), Georgia Tech, Illinois-Chicago, Akron and Old Dominion. The Mount With its big win over Boston College on Monday, Robert Morris finished its non-league slate with a 9- also bid for an upset at Oregon last Friday before falling, 81-73, despite Vann’s 20-point effort. 4 record, tying the NEC single-season mark for most out-of-conference wins. Saint Francis (PA) established the record by going 9-5 in 1990-91 en-route to winning its lone NEC title. Monmouth SHU’s Henley Granted Sixth Year By NCAA posted a 9-3 mark in 1991-92. Sacred Heart forward Joey Henley (Kent, WA/Kentride) was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA on December 17, and will be eligible to play for the Pioneers during the 2008-09 season. RMU Earns Spot In NEC Recordbook Henley, who has been a three-sport athlete for the Pioneers, was twice injured playing football forcing Robert Morris’ outstanding two-year run in non-conference play is the best in NEC history. After him to miss the 2005-06 and 2007-08 seasons. He was the first athlete in NEC history to be named setting a new single-season league standard for out-of-conference success a year ago with an 8-1 Rookie of the Week in both football and basketball, and also the first to be named all-NEC in two sports mark, the Colonials came back with a 9-4 record in 2007-08. The combined 17-5 record the last two (basketball and track). He was also named to the league’s all-Rookie basketball team in his freshman years is one-half game better than Monmouth’s 17-6 run from 1990-92. year. Currently enrolled in graduate school, Henley has accumulated 911 points and 438 rebounds in his three seasons of play. He scored 22 points and pulled down seven boards in the 2007 NEC title Best Back-To-Back Non-Conference Records In NEC History game, a 74-70 setback to CCSU. Robert Morris 17-5 .773 2005-07 Monmouth 17-6 .739 1990-92 Wagner’s Deane Wins 400th CCSU 13-6 .684 1998-00 Wagner head coach Mike Deane won his 400th career game on December 15th as the Seahawks Fairleigh Dickinson 15-8 .652 1986-88 rolled to a 105-86 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Now in his 23rd year as a head coach, Deane Saint Francis (PA) 16-9 .640 1990-92 won 24 games at Oswego St. (1980-82), 166 at Siena (1986-94), 100 at Marquette (1994-99), 52 Saint Francis (PA) 16-9 .640 1989-91 at Lamar and has now posted 59 victories at Wagner after taking over in 2003. Deane (405-289) has taken three teams (Siena, Marquette and Lamar) to the NCAA Tournament, including a first round Long Island, Robert Morris and Wagner Excel In Non-Conference Play tourney win over Stanford when he was coaching Siena in 1989. Long Island, Robert Morris and Wagner combined for a 24-11 mark in non-conference play in 2007- 08 and have each earned a place on the NEC’s all-time list of finest out-of-conference performances. Wagner Stops St. Francis (NY) In Bob Balut Tribute Game With an 8-3 record, the Blackbirds are currently tied for fifth in league history with a .727 winning On December 8, the NEC paid tribute to Bob Balut with a benefit game for the Aidan Robert Balut percentage. It represented the program’s best non-conference mark since posting an identical record Scholarship Fund. In that contest, which was televised live on MSG Network and Cox Cable, Wagner in 1986-87. With its 57-51 over Boston College on Monday, the Colonials finished 9-4 in non-league watched a 21-point second lead nearly evaporate, before hanging on to defeat St. Francis (NY), 64-59. play this year to rank ninth all-time in the conference. Robert Morris is an impressive 17-5 outside Balut, who enjoyed a long history with the conference, including four years as the SID at Wagner and of the NEC over the last two years, the best two-year record in conference annals. Wagner also earned three years as the NEC’s Assistant Director of Communications, passed away last March after a long a spot on the list, coming in tied for 16th after ending its year 7-4 versus non-league competitors. battle with colon cancer at the age of 32. He was survived by his wife, Erica, and his son, Aidan, who Robert Morris also matched the NEC mark for non-league victories with nine, tying Monmouth (1991- just turned 2 1/2 years old. All members of the television crew, from announcers to camera workers 92) and St. Francis (PA) (1990-91). to engineers to the producer and director, donated their game fees to the fund. Additional proceeds, including gate receipts and fan donations, from all NEC games over the weekend were also earmarked 25 Best Non-Conference Records In NEC History for the fund. In addition, pledged $1,000 to the fund. Wagner College President, Dr. Robert Morris 8-1 .889 2006-07 Richard Guarasci ,and his wife Carin donated an additional $500 in a ceremony prior to the game. Wagner 7-2 .778 2005-06 Additional donations to the fund can be sent to: Aidan Robert Balut Scholarship Fund, PNC Bank, Marist 7-2 .778 1995-96 Church and Greentree Road, Marlton, NJ 08053. Monmouth 9-3 .750 1991-92 Long Island 8-3 .727 2007-08 Detrick Streak Comes To End For CCSU Monmouth 8-3 .727 1990-91 Central Connecticut State’s 17-game home regular season winning streak against NEC opponents was Long Island 8-3 .727 1986-87 snapped in a 68-52 loss to Sacred Heart on December 6. The Blue Devils then dropped a second CCSU 7-3 .700 1999-00 Won NEC Title straight at Detrick Gymnasium two days later with a 60-59 defeat at the hands of Mount St. Mary’s. It St. Francis (PA) 7-3 .700 1997-98 Robert Morris 9-4 .667 2007-08 marked CCSU’s first back-to-back home losses to conference opponents since St. Francis (NY) and Quinnipiac 6-3 .667 2002-03 Monmouth came away victorious at the end of the 2004-05 season. The NEC record for consecutive CCSU 6-3 .667 1998-99 regular season conference home wins is 21, established by Marist from 1985-87. Robert Morris 8-4 .667 1989-90 Won NEC Title Fairleigh Dickinson 8-4 .667 1987-88 Won NEC Title All-Around Phenom: RMU’s Lee Hits Historic Milestone St. Francis (PA) 9-5 .643 1990-91 Won NEC Title When Robert Morris senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown) recorded his 200th Wagner 7-4 .636 2007-08 career steal in an 88-61 win over Florida International on November 29, he became just the second Fairleigh Dickinson 7-4 .636 1997-98 Won NEC Title player in NEC history to reach the 1,000-point, 500-rebound, 250-assist, 200-steal milestone for his St. Francis (PA) 7-4 .636 1991-92 career. Lee, a second team all-NEC selection a year ago, has boosted his career totals to 1,297 points, 648 rebounds, 397 assists and 239 steals. The only other player to hit each of the four benchmarks CC)), Robert Morris senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen (E. Tennes- was former Mount St. Mary’s star guard Gregory Harris, who totaled 1,760 points, 615 boards, 529 see St.)) and Robert Morris senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown). Blackwood assists and 205 steals from 1996-00. was an all-NEC first team selection a year ago, while Anderson, Hines, Jackson and Lee were all second team picks. Lee is already one of just six players - and first to turn the trick in his junior year - to reach the 1,000- point, 500-rebound, 250-assist career plateaus. Lee is joined in the elite group by Harris, Sacred Heart’s Jarrid Frye (1,287 points, 524 rebounds and 276 assists from 2003-07), Quinnipiac’s Kason Mims (1,335 points, 548 rebounds, 453 assists from 2000-04), Central Connecticut State's Dean NEC Preseason Notes Walker (1,196 points, 549 rebounds and 284 assists from 1997-01) and Monmouth's William Lewis (1,517 points, 514 rebounds and 271 assists from 1988-92). Wagner’s 500 Club Considering the team’s experience factor, Wagner could emerge as an NEC title contender in 2007-08. One of Nation’s Oldest Rivalries Renewed The Seahawks return five double-digit scorers, all of whom have compiled more than 500 career When Mount St. Mary’s and Loyola (MD) tipped off on December 3 in Emmitsburg, it marked the points, including senior guard Mark Porter (Atlantic City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep), the 162nd meeting between the two schools. With a 70-58 victory over the Greyhounds, the Mount holds league’s second-leading returning scorer with 1,072 points. He is joined by senior forward/center a 94-68 advantage in a series that dates back to 1910 and is the longest running Division I rivalry in Durell Vinson (Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (723 points), senior forward James the state of Maryland. One of the classic games between the two programs was a 99-93 overtime win Ulrich (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Camden Catholic) (714), junior swingman Jamal Smith (Balti- for the Mountaineers in the championship game of the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament on more, MD/Towson Catholic) (573) and junior guard Joey Mundweiler (Olathe, KS/ March 5, 1955. That was former head coach Jim Phelan’s first of 49 seasons spent as head coach at Olathe East) (534). Dating back to the 1986-87 season, Wagner is believed to be the first NEC team the Mount. to begin a year with five 500-point scorers. The Seahawks are also the first conference team to bring back five double figure scorers since Wagner returned the quintet of Jermaine Hall, Chris Jackson, Jeff Another Day In Paradise For Monmouth Klauder, Dedrick Dye and Hassan Wilkerson in 2000-01. After stunning Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference) on November 17, it took all of 48 hours for CCSU & Monmouth Establish Winning Conference Tradition the Hawks to strike again, downing Charlotte (Atlantic-10) in overtime, 58-56, on November 19 in the Since the turn of the millennium, Central Connecticut State and Monmouth have proven to be the final game of the Paradise Jam, which was held in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The Hawks finished dominant forces in men’s basketball in the NEC. The two programs have won six of the eight NEC titles fourth in the tournament with a 2-1 record, ahead of Notre Dame, Charlotte, Wichita State and Illinois- since 2000 with each school claiming three apiece. CCSU won it all in 2000, 2002 and 2007, while Chicago. Monmouth took home conference championships in 2001, 2004 and 2006. The only other schools to capture NEC championships during this span were Wagner (2003) and Fairleigh Dickinson (2005). Monmouth junior guard Whitney Coleman (Salem, CT/East Lyme) was the hero against Charlotte, scoring on a back-door layup off a feed from sophomore guard Jhamar Youngblood Monmouth Breaks Ground On New Athletic Facility (Newark, NJ/St. Patrick’s) with 18.3 seconds remaining in regulation to tie things up. With the On the heels of Long Island and Quinnipiac opening new facilities over the past two years, trailing by one in overtime, he hit a three-pointer with 10.1 seconds left on the clock for the win. broke ground this past September on a new $57 million, 152,400 square-foot Multi-purpose Activity The buckets were the only two in the game for Coleman, who finished 2-10 from the floor. Center (MAC). The MAC, which will serve students, faculty, employees, alumni and residents of the local community, is slated to contain a multi-purpose gymnasium with 4,100 installed seats and a 200 Monmouth is now 4-2 in its two trips to the Paradise Jam. In 2003, the Hawks defeated Appalachian meter, six-lane indoor track. The new building will also be home to the University Bookstore, the State and Hampton. Both losses came to Big East schools (Boston College and Notre Dame). The Athletics Hall of Fame, home and opposing locker rooms, educational and Hawks’ last win over an Atlantic-10 team had come in 1994, when the Hawks beat Saint Joseph's on administrative areas, a new Varsity Club, and a new Fitness Center. Construction on the MAC is ex- a neutral court in Casper, Wyoming. Monmouth's last win over a Missouri Valley Conference member pected to be completed in time for the start of the 2009-10 basketball season. came in 2005 when the Blue and White defeated Southern Illinois in the Great Alaska Shootout. Colonials’ Terrific Trio With three returning players who have combined for 2,785 career points, Robert Morris’ Tony Lee NEC Preseason Poll/All-NEC Team (Boston, MA/Charlestown) (1,026 points), A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen (E. Tennessee St.)) (947) and Jeremy Chappell (Cincinnati, OH/Northwest) (812) have a Sacred Heart Tops NEC Preseason Poll chance to be the first NEC trio since the 2003-04 season to finish a year with a total of 4,000 points. On the heels of a thrilling run to the NEC title game a year ago, Sacred Heart was selected as the 2007- That year, Wagner seniors Jermaine Hall (2,278) and Dedrick Dye (1,349), along with junior Court- 08 NEC men’s basketball preseason favorite, according to a vote of the league’s head coaches. The ney Pritchard (861) amassed 4,488 career points by season’s end. Each of the three returning preseason rankings, along with the league’s preseason all-conference team, were announced during starters for the Colonials ranked in the NEC top-12 in scoring a year ago, with Jackson finishing third a media teleconference with coaches this afternoon as a prelude to the NEC’s 27th season. in the conference with 16.9 ppg. Lee was seventh with 15.9 ppg, while Chappell stood 12th with 14.4 ppg. The combined 47.2 ppg is the highest of any returning threesome in the league, far outdistancing Sacred Heart received eight first place votes from NEC head coaches, who were not permitted to vote the 42.2 ppg from Wagner’s Durell Vinson (Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (15.2 ppg in for their own team. The Pioneers beat out Robert Morris, which received the remaining three first 2005-06), Mark Porter (Atlantic City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (13.8 ppg) and James place votes. Ulrich (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Camden Catholic) (13.2 ppg).

Despite losing a number of key players to graduation - including 2006-07 NEC Player of the Year Back-To-Back Quest Continues Javier Mojica - CCSU will attempt to become the first team since Rider in 1993 and 1994 to repeat as It has now been 13 years since an NEC program captured back-to-back conference tournament titles. NEC champions. Not since 1993 and 1994 when Rider claimed league crowns has a program been able to turn the trick, though Fairleigh Dickinson came within seconds of pulling it off before falling to Monmouth on This year marks the first time that Sacred Heart has been selected the NEC’s preseason favorite by head a last second shot in the 2006 NEC title game. coaches. In their previous eight years in the league, the Pioneers had never been picked higher than seventh in the poll (2002-03). Reaching The Playoffs Below is a look at each of the 11 NEC school’s success rate in reaching the conference tournament NEC Preseason Poll over the last five years. 1. Sacred Heart (8) 2. Robert Morris (3) Qualified For NEC Tournament • Last Five Years (2003-07) 3. Wagner All 5 Years: Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson 4. Mount St. Mary's 4 Years: Monmouth, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), Wagner 5. Quinnipiac 3 Years: Long Island, Mount St. Mary’s, Quinnipiac, Saint Francis (PA) 6. CCSU 2 Years: Mount St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart Saint Francis (PA) 8. St. Francis (NY) RMU’s Lee Joins Historical Sextet 9. Fairleigh Dickinson By boosting his career totals to 1,026 points, 526 rebounds and 270 assists last season, Robert 10. Monmouth Morris do-it-all senior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown became the sixth player in 11. Long Island league history - and first to turn the trick in his junior year - to reach the 1,000-point, 500-rebound, 250-assist milestone. Lee is joined in the elite group by Sacred Heart’s Jarrid Frye (1,287 points, 524 Preseason All-NEC Team rebounds and 276 assists from 2003-07), Quinnipiac’s Kason Mims (1,335 points, 548 rebounds, The preseason all-NEC team is comprised of five returning all-stars: Quinnipiac senior guard De- 453 assists from 2000-04), CCSU's Dean Walker (1,196 points, 549 rebounds and 284 assists from Mario Anderson (Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill (CCSU, Globe Institute)), Central Connecti- 1997-01), Mount St. Mary's Gregory Harris (1,760 points, 615 boards and 529 assists from 1996- cut State senior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Canada/Eastern Commerce), St. 2000) and Monmouth's William Lewis (1,517 points, 514 rebounds and 271 assists from 1988-92). Francis (NY) senior forward Robert Hines (Trenton, NJ/St. Patrick’s (Arizona Western Bombs Away For Blackwood Top Returning Scoring Duos Talk about a two-way threat. CCSU senior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Canada/ The NEC will feature four schools with duos that combined to score at least 25.0 ppg last season. Eastern Commerce) was not only named NEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year last season, but Topping the list is the Robert Morris combination of A.J. Jackson and Tony Lee. The duo, led by also took center stage as a long distance shooter, shattering the single-season conference record for Jackson’s 16.9 ppg, combined for 32.8 ppg in 2006-07. three pointers that had stood for nine seasons. With 122 treys, Blackwood eclipsed the mark of 116 set by Long Island’s Charles Jones during the 1997-98 campaign. He drilled six or more trifectas School Player PPG Player PPG Total PPG on ten occasions last season and ended the year ranked fourth in the country with 3.6 per contest. RMU A.J. Jackson 16.9 Tony Lee 15.9 32.8 He also led the NEC and placed fourth nationally by hitting 92.4 percent of his free throw attempts. WC Durell Vinson* 15.2 Mark Porter 13.8 29.0 SFNY Robert Hines 16.5 Jamaal Womack 10.6 27.1 Sacred Shooters FDU Cameron Tyler 14.3 Manny Ubilla 11.9 26.2 Sacred Heart, which led the NEC in scoring and ranked 17th nationally with 78.5 ppg, gave teams fits * 2005-06 statistics last season with its arsenal of three-point shooters, all of whom return in 2007-08. Senior guard Luke Granato (Rocky Hill, CT/Northwest Catholic) led the pack and finished fifth in the FDU To Participate In NIT Season Tip-Off conference with 71 trifectas. His 39.9 percent success rate was the seventh-best mark in the NEC. Fairleigh Dickinson will become the second NEC school to participate in the revamped NIT Season Tip- Sophomore guard Ryan Litke (Windsor, CT/Windsor) had little trouble adjusting to the Off that guarantees each school at least two games. The Knights will participate in the East region bracket, collegiate game last season, ending the year third in the league in three-point percentage (.431) and taking on Saint Joseph’s in its season opener at the on November 12. FDU will then meet 11th in made three-pointers (62). Sophomore guard Chauncey Hardy (Middletown, CT/ either host Syracuse or Siena in the second round on November 13. Other NEC teams competing in Xavier), who was named to the NEC all-Rookie team a year ago, sank 39 treys on the year and in-season tournaments include Monmouth at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands from November finished second on the circuit in accuracy by hitting at a 43.8 percent clip. Senior guard Drew 16-19, Robert Morris at the Philadelphia Classic on November 23-24 and Long Island at the Central Shubik (Stoystown, PA/North Star) rounds out the returning quartet of long distance bomb- Florida Tournament on December 30-31. ers. Last season he hit 39 from outside the arc and made 37.4 percent of his attempts. The Pioneers’ will feature yet another weapon this year with the addition of sophomore guard Corey Hassan (Merrimack, NH/Merrimack). Hassan, a 2005-06 America East all-Rookie selection at Boston University, hit 67 three-pointers as a freshman.

NEC Newcomers Both Quinnipiac and Robert Morris will sport new looks on the sidelines this season. Quinnipiac introduced longtime UConn assistant Tom Moore as the school’s sixth head coach in March. Moore, who spent the past 13 years as an assistant to Jim Calhoun and was part of national cham- pionship teams in 1999 and 2004, has recruited or coached a number of NBA players, including Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon. Robert Morris announced Mike Rice as the seventh head coach in program history in April. Rice brings a vast background in collegiate coaching to the Colonials, having served as an assistant coach at alma mater Fordham (1991-94), Marquette (1994-97), Niagara (1997-98), Chicago State (1998-2001), Saint Joseph’s (2004-06) and Pittsburgh (2006-07). Last season the Pittsburgh native served as Jamie Dixon’s top assistant at Pitt, and helped lead the Panthers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

RMU Quickest To 10 Robert Morris became the quickest team to reach ten victories in league history with its 64-48 win over CCSU on January 6, 2007. The Colonials (10-3) reached the plateau one day earlier than previous record holder CCSU, which reached double digits in victories with a 10-4 mark on January 7, 1999.

CCSU In The Spotlight Over the last seven seasons, Central Connecticut State has had an affinity for the bright lights, specifi- cally when featured as part of the NEC Network’s television package. The Blue Devils have posted a 25-4 record in league produced games since the 1998-99 season, including a 4-0 mark in 2006- 07. From January, 1999 to February, 2003, CCSU won 12 straight televised games, excluding any locally produced or national broadcasts.

RMU’s Record Breaking Non-Conference Season Robert Morris finished its 2006-07 regular season with an outstanding 8-1 mark against non- league opposition, including a win at Marshall and a home triumph over Duquesne. As a result, the Colonials set a new league record with an .889 winning percentage against out-of-conference rivals. Robert Morris broke the 7-2 mark (.778) established by Marist in 1995-96 and matched in 2005- 06 by Wagner. Monmouth (1991-92) and Saint Francis (PA) (1990-91) still hold the NEC single- season record for non-league victories with nine apiece. Robert Morris’ eight wins outside the conference also equaled the most ever for the Colonials in 31 years of Division I ball. The Colonials previously went 8-4 during the 1989-90 season and 8-6 during the 1982-83 campaign.

Best Non-Conference Records In NEC History (* won NEC title) Robert Morris 8-1 .889 2006-07 Wagner 7-2 .778 2005-06 Marist 7-2 .778 1995-96 Monmouth 9-3 .750 1991-92 Monmouth 8-3 .727 1990-91 Long Island 8-3 .727 1986-87 CCSU* 7-3 .700 1999-00 Saint Francis (PA) 7-3 .700 1997-98 Quinnipiac 6-3 .667 2002-03 CCSU 6-3 .667 1998-99 Robert Morris* 8-4 .667 1989-90 Fairleigh Dickinson* 8-4 .667 1987-88